The Omega Particle: A Star Trek Podcast

Welcome to the final frontier of fandom! Today, we're engaging warp drive and setting coordinates for a particularly peculiar episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - "Q-Less." Buckle up, because we're about to explore the cosmos, one opinionated analysis at a time. Does DS9 finally seperate itself from the shadow TNG has set? Does the characters actually develop or is it more about Q & Vash? Will...

Today we start our series on the Mirror Universe & the Terrian Empire! We deep dive into several theories and cover all the following:  What exactly are those things in Star Trek canon?  How does the Prime & Mirror Universe intersect? & Interact?  What is the main benefit for us Trekies to have a Mirror U? What are the theories for how it was created?  We like to see our beloved characters be bad...

Join us today as we breakdown DS9 episode "Captive Pursuit" and we finally see for the first time how magicial Miles Edward O'Brian gets the spotlight and starts the suffering trend that he will experience through the whole series!  Plus commenting on the odd and random items of the show, like how First Contact rules get thrown out the window & why Quark has to write in assault into his employee c...

Today we discuss the top Bromances & Womances across the Star Trek Universe! Everything from TOS to Enterprise will be covered today! Yes there are some controversial and debatable ones in this episode but that's what makes Trek so good!  These friendships and relationships are key components of the "Star Trek" universe, showcasing the franchise's commitment to diversity and the exploration of com...

Welcome to another rendition of our world famous "News & Brews" episodes! Where we cover the most fun, controversial, and even informative pieces of News on Star Trek! While drinking some brews!  On this episode we will be covering:  New Picard Movie in the works?  Riker maneuver an A-Hole Move?  Remembering Gary Graham Nicholas Cage wants to be on Trek  The Future of Paramount +  Join us today as...

Today we deep dive into the DS9 episode "Babel" and it follows a lot of the "traditional" disease episodes we see from TOS & TNG.  However the writers provide a much different and unquie perspective that we've never seen before in Trek!  We see some more character development, on top of Fergeni injustice that finally is undeniable at this point! Quark aint that bad!  Join us today as we embark on...

Continuing our "where in the world series" we deep dive into Jennifer Lien and her wild ride! We wil cover how she got into acting, success after Voyager, and what life has been like for her the past few years.  If you've ever been watching season 3 of voyager end and wondered "what ever happened to her" then this is the episode for you!  Plus we go into the controversy surrounding her firing from...

This week we are doing another species deep dive and this time it's into the best bartenders and listeners in the galaxy, the El-Aurains. If you aren't famaliar with them, it's what Guinan is from TNG ten forward!  As with all our species deep dives, we go into thier culture, technology, race, and home planet. This time we have so much more to cover!  Guinan vs. Q!  Cold war between the El-Aurains...

Our DS9 rewatch continues as we review "A Man Alone", will this be the first episode of season 1 where we are let down? Can the show keep the strong start going?  We cover all of the goods and bads of this episode, while discussing why the writers decided to throw as many plot lines in this episode as possible! Plus how does Odo exactly fit in this grounded show as DS9?  All of this and more on th...

Celebrating 100 episodes of OPP with a review of TNG's beloved episode "Tapestry"  We are joined by an amazing artist Stormy Clowdis and we discuss how exactly this episode is nothing more than a Star Trek Christmas Carol! Plus some interesting takes on Marta and how Jean Luc literally ruined that relationship in 5 minutes!  This is a rich episode that offers commentary on life, leadership, and wh...

Today we are reviewing DS9 episode, "Past Prologue" and this episode starts strong and picks up right where emissary ended!  Seeing the introduction of Garak, the Odo/Kierra relationship, plus seeing how they made the good doctor the most childlike spy in the quadrant - all equals one of the strongest episodes in season 1.  Join us as we embark into another excursion into podcasting excellence! 

We must read to this page and no further! We are concluding our Trek recap & review of the worldwide best selling memoir from Sir Patrick Stewart, "Making it so"  See below for everything we cover in the episode and we are so excited to finally be bringing this to the OPP audience!  Tom Hardy on Nemesis Set  How they convinced Sir Patrick to join a Picard series  The Alternate ending to Picard Sea...

Sensors up! Deflector Shield at maximum, we are finally pulling into the upper pylon at Deep Space Nine!  Yes our 176 episode series review begins here! We've got faith of the heart for this long journey (whoops wrong series) and the crew here at OPP are so excited to start this journey with you!  In the Pilot episode we are reviewing "Emissary Part 1 & 2" and deep diving into how these two episod...

Today is a good day to read! We recap all of the Star Trek stories from the worldwide best selling memoir from Sir Patrick Stewart, "Making it so".  See below for everything we cover in the episode and we are so excited to finally be bringing this to the OPP audience!  How Sir Patrick got his Picard Audition  Meeting & Surviving Gene Roddenberry  Late Night Bar of the Enterprise Crew  Affair with...

Join us today as we embark to cover the spooky and horror side of Star Trek!  We will go through some of the best horror episodes of Star trek and they will cover every version so there is something for everyone to love!  Everything from the famous "Catspaw" TOS episode to my personal favorite of "Empok Nor" from DS9!  www.jasontalksmovies.wordpress.com  

Welcome to this week's episode of News & Brews, the time where we discuss the latest Star Trek News while drinking some brews!  We have so much to discuss this week! Showrunner for LD is afraid that it'll go the way of prodigy Sir Pat wants to take Picard to the silver screen…again!  Kid Kudi is releasing streetwear collection for us trekkies  Jonathan Frakes lays down how he would blueprint "Lega...

Today we deep dive into another classic Trek Villain in the mighty and feared Gorn!  We just saw the Gorn come back into the spotlight with the season 2 finale of Strange New Worlds. But it got us thinking here at OPP... Who or what are the Gorn? Where do they come from? Are they just mindless eating machines that cannot be reasoned with? Or are they just as intelligent as they are brutal?  We wil...

Today we are reviewing the biggest crossover event since the Enterprise docked at DS9! Yes "These Old Scientists" has finally premiered and we can see the Lower Decks crew come to life and board the Enterprise! (NO DASH)  Will this be another lame crossover event? Was it actually good? Could there be depth when the studio serves up a gimmick like this?  We will answer all of your questions and mor...

Today we are reviewing this week's episode of Strange New Worlds "Lost in Translation" and it has the fan base divided...or at least to me.  Was this purely a filler episode before the big Lower Decks crossover? Or was it filled with emotion and stand all on it's own? Any political issues of the day hidden somewhere in the plot?  We will deep dive into all of these questions and theories today!  w...

Today is a special day here at OPP, we have a very special guest joining us to discuss and review the infamous TNG episode of "Sub Rosa"!  This "Scott's Tot's" episode of Star Trek gets the full review treatment, we go into the details and why this episode just never seems to go away. Probably all that erotic fan fiction!  Join us today as we embark into another excursion into podcasting excellenc...

Today we are reviewing the fifth episode of Season 2, "Charades" and this episode legitimately had almost everything for us Trekkies. Everything from comedy to romance was felt in this episode, plus some inter-dimensional travel to spice things up!  We see the chemistry between Nurse Chapel & Spock finally come to a passionate start, plus the greatest mother loving speech in all of Star Trek was g...

Join us as we embark on another excursion into...I forget...we're doing podcasting here? What's a podcast? If you know you know!  We are reviewing this week's episode "Among the Lotus Eaters" from Strange New Worlds! Again SNW is keeping the hits coming and this week's episode delivers another knockout punch.  We not only get an amazing TOS easter egg but a deep dive into the human condition and h...

Today we are reviewing IDW's comic series "The Primate Directive" and we see two titans of Science Fiction finally meet!  Planet of the Apes meets Star Trek! George Taylor vs. Captain Kirk! Finally the arguments can be put to rest!  We cover and recap what has been happening on Planet of the Apes that would cause TOS crew to show up and save the day?! Plus we deep dive into how both of these serie...

On this week's episode of OPP we cover the episode "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" and I think we got all the tomorrow's in the title? Right?!  We explore La'an's complex history with her family and the nature vs nurture argument on her past/future. Plus is Kirk actually kind of killing it in SNW?  Also we cover one of the most pivotal and controversial actions in trek with the timeline "corr...

Today we are reviewing Strange New Worlds season 2's "Ad Astra Per Aspera," the courtroom tradition of amazing episodes continues with an emotionally-charged trial involving Commander Una Chin-Riley, better known as Number One. This captivating and thought-provoking episode explores new territories for the franchise while reminding longtime fans of why Star Trek has remained a beloved sci-fi class...